Transportation 2035 - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning
Transportation 2035 - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning
Transportation 2035 - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning
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December 2012EMPLOYMENT GROWTHBetween 1980 and 2010, employment growth (at 12.4 percent) outpaced population growth, although employment declined by 4.4 percent between 2000 and2010 while the population remained fairly constant. According to the <strong>Rhode</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Labor & Training, <strong>Rhode</strong> <strong>Island</strong>’s net employment isexpected to increase by 39,674 to 549,206 during the ten-year projection period 2008-2018. (Employment projections in this Update come from the <strong>Rhode</strong><strong>Island</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Labor and Training’s 2008 Employment Projections. These figures include Self-Employed workers and Unpaid Family Workers, while theemployment counts in this Update come from the Quarterly Census <strong>of</strong> Employment and Wages, which excludes these workers. In 2008, this differenceaccounted for 39,575 workers; in 2018 it is projected to account for 41,708 workers).Source: Quarterly Census <strong>of</strong> Employment and Wages, <strong>Rhode</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Dept. <strong>of</strong> Labor and Training<strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>2035</strong> (2012 Update)<strong>State</strong> Guide Plan Element 611<strong>Rhode</strong> <strong>Island</strong> <strong>State</strong>wide <strong>Planning</strong> ProgramPage 1-23
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